Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Our last stop on our trip was in northern Thailand in the city of Chiang Mai. We spent our first couple of days cooking and staying at a rural resort owned by the cooking school's founder. We were surrounded by rice fields and farms which was great for a change of pace. Our stay included a 5 course gourmet meal prepared by the schools founder and chef who has several cookbooks and has made many TV appearences. It was a very special meal where each dish was described by the chef after he brought it to our table. After dinner we launched a hot air latern. It was pretty cool to watch it soar upwards, but it doesn't compare to the pictures we saw of the latern festival http://www.thai-blogs.com/media/lantern_1.jpg where thousands are released.

During the rest of our stay we relaxed and started searching for home comforts. This included 2 trips to the movie theater (Harry Potter and Transformers) which was conveniently located in the very modern shopping mall.

I apologise for not elaborating more, but I am honestly a bit blogged out and we have started our next adventure, apartment hunting in Chicago, when we return to the US.

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